Originally from Los Angeles, California, Richie is a co-founder of Rise Kitchen Group. Prior to this, Richie was an investor at Mainsail Partners, where he sourced, diligenced, and oversaw investments in founder-led, high-growth vertical software companies. Prior to Mainsail, Richie worked at Lead Edge Capital, where he sourced and diligenced investments in software and tech-enabled services companies. Richie received a B.A. in government from Cornell University, where he played on the Division I soccer team.